Points Expiry

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Points expiry is set on a rolling basis. If the customer hasn't earned or spent points within the set timeframe their loyalty points balance will automatically reset to zero. 

1. In your Marsello Admin, under Loyalty, go to Settings
2. Next Points Expiry, select the timeframe of inactivity from the drop-down.
(Inactivity = If the customer hasn't earned or spent points within the set timeframe their loyalty points balance will automatically reset to zero.)

3. Next to Points expiry, click on the toggle to turn Points Expiry ON 

⚠️ Important: To prevent customers' points balances immediately expiring (which is typically not intended), Marsello allows you to specify the number of days before the customer's points will expire for those already past the expiry time frame.
4. Click Yes, enable points expiry to confirm that you want to turn Points Expiry on.  

📝 Note: Ensure you have the Send the Last Chance Email to these customers? enabled to ensure they know their points will expire.
Points expiry will now be enabled on for your loyalty program.

1. In your Marsello Admin, under Loyalty, go to Email Notifications
2. Click Edit to customize the content of the email template (optional)

📖 Keep reading: Customize your loyalty program email templates
3. Next Points expiry - reactivation email, click on the toggle to turn this email ON
4. Next Points expiry - last chance email, click on the toggle to turn this email ON
The points expiry notification emails will begin to send to customers whose points are due to expire.

If the customer hasn't earned or spent points in your selected timeframe, their loyalty points balance will automatically reset to zero. 

If the customers' points balance has expired, when they next log in to their loyalty profile, they will see their points balance has been removed.

Will customers be notified if their points are about to expire?

You can choose to turn on warning email notifications that will automatically notify your customers before their points are about to expire. This will encourage your customers to use their loyalty points or make a purchase in order to keep their existing points balance. 

What happens to pending points?

If the customer still has pending points when their points are expired, those points will remain pending. 

When the customer's points balance has expired, this is added as an activity under the customer's profile in the Marsello admin. Here you can see the total points that expired and the date the points balance expired.